Just got off a conference call with Jennifer Rumple, the Alameda woman who was so rudely eliminated from “The Biggest Loser” last night. Though her ouster didn’t make sense to me (other contestants were more deserving), Jennifer said she sensed… Continue Reading →

Just got off a conference call with Jennifer Rumple, the Alameda woman who was so rudely eliminated from “The Biggest Loser” last night.

Though her ouster didn’t make sense to me (other contestants were more deserving), Jennifer said she sensed that it was coming. Because her knee injury kept her out of the gym and in the pool for most of her time on the ranch, she really didn’t get a chance to bond with her teammates.

“I was isolated in the pool, day and night, for weeks,” she said. “Alliances had already been formed.”

Plus, Jennifer said, she had become a “threat” in the competition. “I was getting over my knee injury and able to do more things and lose more weight,” she said. “They saw that I was already putting up big numbers.”

But Jennifer might be getting the last laugh. She looked stunning in her before-and-after photo and it was revealed that, thus far, she has lost an incredible 102 pounds. She is currently training for “The Biggest Loser” marathon, the winner of which will be able to return to the show as a contestant.

“In my opinion, I can win it and get back as a finalist,” she said. “I just want to make sure my knee is going to be good and doesn’t fail me.”

The one important person that Jennifer did bond with on the show is Bob Harper, her trainer. She gives him a lot of credit for her success.

“Bob was the first person who ever believed in me. And I needed that to believe in myself,” she said. “… He knows what buttons to push in me and make me challenge myself.”

Jennifer continues to work out in the East Bay, doing a lot of jogging, pool work and cardio boxing. As for her diet, she has turned almost exclusively to fresh and organic foods.